New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
The Haddock Murder Trial,

On the 9th, Arensdori, the alleged muir.
derer OF Haddoek was called to the stand.
He endeavored to supply a missing link
in the chain proving an alibi. He gave an
account OF his doings on the night of the
murder, and stated that he WAS in sa-
loon called the English Kitchen when he
6rst heard OF the murder. Have heard
1t the corner OF Fourth and Wa
ter streets when Haddock was killed:
was at the meeting on Aug 2. There was
no private meeting to my knowledge.
Nothing was said in my presence to do
up" any one; heard nothing about hiring
two Dutchmen to dc up any one; made no
remark about blowing up any ones house;
had no conversation with Leavitt in front
OF Warlich's saloon, had no such CONVEX.
sation as Mrs. Leavitt testifies to have
heard; had a conversation with Leavitt at
Standard theatre in relation to his bonds.
A surprise was given him and his counsel
when he was confronted by a transcript
OF his evidence before the coroner's Jury
Portions were read wherein his statement
as to his whereabouts at the time of the
murder quite materially differed from his
evidence to-day. When asked if he SO tes-
titled he displayed weakness. Harry Sher-
win, one OF the co-defendants, former Fro
prietor OF the saloon known as the English
Kitchen, testified that Arensdorf was in
his place when Haddock was shot.
On the 18th, Leavitt was called by the de-
fence, and cross examined in regard to the
published confession, in order to show
that it differed from his testimony.
The defence then rested and the
State introduced rebutting testim ony.
G. w. Schmidt, the witness who
swore to viewing the murder from his
window in the Columbia house, and swore
that Leavitt fired the shot was recalled.
During the examination the fact cropped
out that Schmidt at one time resided in
the jail at New Elm for the period of six
months. and that he abandoned his wife,
who afterwards died in q poorhouse
Five witnesses who knew Schmidt lin Lake
Benton, Mimi, gave him very bad char
acter. These ntlemen al e A. C. Matthews,
clerk OF the district court G. III. Jackson,
travelling for the Empire Lum Der company;
John L. Cass. former county attorney; S.
Nordville. former probate judge, and e. M.
Olmen, former county commissioner. A
large number OF witnesses were called to
rebuff various points in the evidence for
the defence
On Saturday, the 18th day Of the trial
the evidence was partially closed. The
i. day was devoted to cleaning evidence in
= rebuttal. The defense recalled O. II. Jack.
son and John L. Cass for further cross-ex-
animation in reference to the yeracity and
character OF the witness G. w Schmidt,
who swore that he saw Leavitt kill Had.
dock. Jackson and .Cass live at Lake Benton,
Mimi. More closely questioned as to what
they knew derogatory to Schmidt's char
acter, one of them said he used to rob his
wife OF her earnings as washerw oman to
feed his vices, and the other said he had at
one time offered to sell the virtue of his
daughter for money. 1t is understood
some time will be occupied i'll presenting
legal questions to the court before counsel
will be ableto submit arguments to the
jury.
Oscar S. Straus. the new minister to
Turkey, accompanied by his family. sailed
! for Europe.
A delegation OF Irish Americans called at
the White House to- invite the president
to attend a meeting to be held &c
protest against the coercion policy in Ire
land They saw Col Lam ont and were in
formed that whatever the presidents view
on the subject might be, it would be mani
testify improper for him to attend such
meeting IN his official capacity. The COM
nlittee were convinced Of the wisdom Of
this reasoning, and Withdrew without fur
ther effort to see the president.
General Knott began the award of con-
tracts for carrying the mails on 843 mis-
cellaneous star and steamb boat routes for
periods ranging from one to four years.
All OF the states except Delaware, and
OF the territ ories except Alask a and Afize ,
ma are represented IN the list. ss
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